Wednesday, 23 September 2009

A Symposium for Students and Teachers of Creative Writingorganised by
The Department of English of The City University of Hong Kong
&
The Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership
in conjunction with
The 2010 Man Hong Kong Literary Festival

9-10th March 2010
The City University of Hong Kong

Program

9 March 2010 Day One Theme: Teaching Creative Writing in the Academy

8:30am: Payment of registration (pre-registration required)

9:00am: Welcome by Kingsley Bolton, Chair Professor of English & English Department Head at The City University of Hong Kong.

An additional session is offered across the Chinese border at the Zhuihai campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, one hour by ferry from Hong Kong. This can be arranged on request thanks to an invitation by the university’s Chair of the Department of English, Dai Fan, who is teaching one of the first creative writing programs in English in China, started in September 2009. Her invitation is to international teachers of creative writing in the academy willing to talk to her students. Those who join us are responsible for obtaining their own China visa. Numbers limited. Register your interest by writing to jane.camens@apwriters.com
REGISTRATION

Symposium registration cost (for part or all) is HK$250 (US$33), discounted to HK$100 for members of the Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership. (APWP registration is free).
Seating capacity is limited. Early registration recommended.

PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
Selected papers from the symposium will be published by TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, an international electronic refereed journal on http://www.textjournal.com.au/.